American Handgunner Sep/Oct 2014 Digital Edition - Page 120

theinsider Continued from page 122 Bill Laughridge and did exactly what he told me to make a target-grade gun. It’s built on a Capian frame and slide I’m about finished with the cosmetics on the gun and will send it for hard chroming soon, for a nice retro look. Nonetheless, I was amazed — and surprised — to see the gun deliver a best group of four shots into 4", with a fifth opening things up to a tad more than 5". I’ll confess I used my “good” glasses when I shot it. The ammo was, interestingly enough, ASYM’s 185gr. Barnes TAC-XP HP, which did not shoot well at all in the Witness Gold. I know some custom makers will actually make 1911’s shooting into 3" reliably at 100 yards — if you’re willing to pay for it. What’d I learn? While gun and ammo quality is important at these sorts of ranges, trigger control is paramount. A consistent sight picture, matched with an equally consistent “perfect” trigger press, is what makes the magic. If you’re tired of banging away at 25 yards, push things out to 50 or even 100 to really hone your understanding of just how important a perfect trigger press is in the real world. ADD IT UP PercentageofHandgunnerreaders whocarryaknifedaily. 83 60 30 36 FamilY Fun Y Tussey Takes Percentageofreaderswho shootatgunclubs/ranges. hat’s legendary custom pistolsmith Terry Tussey with his “behind every successful man is a hard-working wife” Theresa standing Percentagewhoshootonprivateland. guard next to him. Terry was made the “American Pistolsmith’s Guild” Pistolsmith Of The Year for 2014. Terry is iconic in the i n d u s t r y, a n d Percentageofpeople18to31 simply put, is not livingwithparents. only an amazing general gunsmith, but has an encyclopediac knowledge of allNumberofNICSbackground things handgun checkdenialsin2010. — especially the 1911. Look for an amazing build by Terry n in the very near Photo: Robbie Barrkma Numberofthosedenials future in our pages. Terry has prosecutedbyFeds. done much “behind the scenes” design work for our industry and continues to have an open door to anyone who needs help with “gun stuff.” He and Theresa are both sterling people. Numberofthoseprosecuted While you’re here, check out this resultinginconviction(.0001%). pistol Terry recently completed. A Commander, but a very special Commander indeed. Note the full color case hardening (frame and slide!), nitre blued pins and screws and Brownells’donationstoAmericanPistolsmiths amazing grips by a neighbor of Terry’s named Tony Rist. Guildgunsmithscholarshipprogram. Top spoT T oung Katelyn Murphy took this fat buck near Stamping Ground, Ky., last year while hunting with her grandfather and father. Dad Jeremy (in back) and grandpa Gene (right) were bustin’ proud. Using the family’s Marlin .30-30, Katelyn eventually took two does in the October youth season, and this nice buck during the November gun season. According to family members, she helped dress all three deer and got better at it each time. A resounding Handgunner Hat’s Off! to you Katelyn, and to your family for supporting you while you learn hunting and gun safety. Take a kid hunting! 72,659 62 13 $12,000 built is understating matters. But the cool part here is this rock-solid target stand (using standard 1x3 wooden uprights) folds into a compact package complete with carrying handle. It makes toting your target stand to the range, even in the truck of a compact car, a snap. Coming in two sizes, you can use short uprights or tall ones, and if it’s real windy, you can easily stake ’em down. It’s all steel, but all parts of the stand are available — on the odd chance you blast it by accident! Starting at $139. For more info: www.tr-enabling.com and click on “Target Systems”, (877) 8615992 and tell ’em Handgunner sent you. exTreme duTy TarGeT sTand his one if nifty. Calling it over- T 120 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER2014